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3. MAKING TRIGGER

by Triggershortfilm.com

2 months ago

2. TRIGGER

by Triggershortfilm.com

2 months ago

1. TRIGGER Official Teaser

by Triggershortfilm.com

2 months ago

Albert Green finds himself cornered by the law. What have those hands done? What have those eyes seen? What memories can he not escape?

Genre: neo-noir, drama, thriller

Directed by Roderick MacKay & Dave Stephens
Associate Producer: Michael Searle
Cinematography: Andrew Gordon & Henry Whitehead
Digital VFX: Andrew Gordon
Editor: Roderick MacKay
Score Composer: Lucky Oceans
Score Editor: Steve Richter
Sound Designer: Metiqulas
Grade: Henry Whitehead

Cast: Paul David-Goddard, Jeremy Levi, Alfredo Mallabelo, Francesca Urli, Alex Wilkie, David Wollesen, Matt Zappala,

Shot on a Canon 7D and 5DmkII

Completed early 2010 in Perth, Western Australia.

Making this short film was a total blast. The budget was tiny, but the dedication and enthusiasm across all facets of cast and crew was truly overwhelming, not to mention the vast in-kind support from family, friends, unfathomably patient extras, and the broader Perth filmmaking community. The production of TRIGGER would not have been possible without you all - thank you.

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Michael Fletcher 2 months ago

Great work guys and great to see it on Vimeo for all to see.

Looking forward to your next project.
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Likewise Michael, can't wait to work with you and Christian again. Thanks for all your support!
Philip Bloom 2 months ago

I love this!

Incredible work all around...not just looks great too but sound is superb!
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Cheers Phil!
Luke McFadden 2 months ago

Awesome! Really enjoyed this.
gary 2 months ago

Incredible video,Awesome
Beto Lopez 2 months ago

Looks great1
Chris Weeks 2 months ago

this is absolutely amazing!
David J. Buchanan 2 months ago

YES! And please BTS?
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

vimeo.com/33707719
Jon Furtado 2 months ago

Dang. Brilliant framing, lighting, and sound guys! I especially like the penultimate scene with the shootout. The shot where the assassin walks away leaving the kid is amazing!

Great use of sound in the film too. Too many people forget about the use of silence and subtle sound cues.
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Many thanks Jon. Appreciate the kind words, particularly with regard to sound design.
Bryce McNabb 2 months ago

Best short I've seen on Vimeo yet!
geco campos 2 months ago

what a fantastic work, congrtulations on that, ¡¡¡¡BRAVO!!!
Eamonn McManus 2 months ago

This is by far the sharpest DSLR footage I've ever seen online...how did you get it so sharp? Post or in Camera? Great story, sound and cinematography!!
Chris Vink 2 months ago

My thoughts exactly. The sharpness is simply amazing! And a great short! (Especially) the lighting was brilliant.
Andrew Gordon 2 months ago

In camera sharpening zero, unsharp mask in AE amount 50 radius 0.6, and replacing the bg in shots with stills wherever possible to increase res and DR.
Neil Evans 2 months ago

The plot was a touch predictable however your cinematography and amazing sound more than made up for it, superb job
Ólafur Jón Thoroddsen 2 months ago

One of my all time favorite shorts ever!
Triggershortfilm.com 1 month ago

Thanks Ólafur, you're too kind!
JHWF 2 months ago

This is fantastic, wonderful visual and sound...
Jason Sondhi 2 months ago

Oh yeah, this is superb. Great camera movement, but even better was the shot selection. Thanks Philip for pointing this out!
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Cheers Jason and yes, thanks Phil!
Will Lodge 2 months ago

Cracking short. Really enjoyed it!
EnglishJon.com 2 months ago

one of the most engaging videos i've ever seen online! amazing locations too! thank you!
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Thank you EnglishJon!
TALLGRASS FILMS | Towle Neu 2 months ago

Beautiful! Lighting/cinematography and story were great. And the location was perfect.
Chisco Arce 2 months ago

Congrats...very well done. No c300, no Epic, just a good idea and a talent crew.
AV Artisan 2 months ago

Agreed!
kAssim norris 2 months ago

Awesome work...great dolly shots and grading was superb as well...what lenses did you use and which shots where 7d?
Andrew Gordon 2 months ago

Virtually all 7D apart from a few shots in the interview room. Main lenses old Nikkor 35mm f1.4, 50mm f1.2, 85mm f1.4, and sigma 10-20mm f4. Cheers.
Dourado 2 months ago

All levels, excellent work!
Hope to see more soon ;)

Cheers.
Adam Hill 2 months ago

camera work is fantastic. and agreeing with many others, sound design is amazing
Binod Dhami 2 months ago

wow..awesome movie
Falco Seliger 2 months ago

nothing bad about it. pure amazing work! and looks stunning for dslr...
Ruben Silberling 2 months ago

awesome!
AV Artisan 2 months ago

It took me a moment to figure out the ending. Of course! Haunting.
Nick Foxall 2 months ago

Totally captivating!! Extraordinary work!

"...replacing the bg in shots with stills wherever possible to increase res and DR"
Wow! How on earth did you do that? Presumably you can only do that in static shots, when the camera's not moving? Sounds like a HUGE amount of work, though.
Gabriel Franco 2 months ago

Great work. Cinematography is perfect. Congrats.
Alden Miranda 2 months ago

Very smooth work! I liked the end credits cine and lighting.
manxyz80 2 months ago

Really well done! I absolutely loved it.
Kevin Slack 2 months ago

really beautiful work. Incredible locations!
BigCatt Productions 2 months ago

The sound, cinematography, acting... everything was perfect. Very inspiring.
William DeSena 2 months ago

That audio was eargasmic, what did you use?
Luke Wallace 2 months ago

The image quality looks as good if not better than any film I've seen. It's amazing this was shot on a 7d. Absolutely love the blood on screen shot at the end, I've never seen someone getting shot from that angle. outstanding!
Karina L. Perez 2 months ago

Amazing cinematography work.
Kira Weinberg 2 months ago

Wow excellent work. Everything ties together beautifully.
VeVe Media 2 months ago

Amazing!
sunahchae 2 months ago

Wow. The frame is so stunning!
Ron Parida 2 months ago

absolutley beautiful, however i thought the shots in the first sequence weren't contrasty enough considering the subject matter... :) jus a thought... in my opinion a visually stronger image at the beginning would have made the flashback have a deeper effect (it wud feel lighter and a time of happinesss with the boy running around) not sure if this makes sense hahaha :) aweome short tho.. where r u guys from? and where was this shot?
Triggershortfilm.com 1 month ago

Hi Ron, really appreciate your comments! Fair point on differentiating between the present and the flashbacks too! The film was entirely made in our hometown of Perth, Western Australia. The main location, including the theatre, was an old disused metal asylum. Thanks again.
Hugo Gamboa 2 months ago

Amazing! Well done!
Ciarán Maher 2 months ago

Beautiful Work
Sebastian TR 2 months ago

Very nice!! brilliantly shot and put together, had a very nice feel. What was your audio setup, mic/recorder? Sound was fantastic.

Cheers
Jamie Gallant 2 months ago

I'd also love to know what you used for audio, specifically in the opening interview. Sounded fantastic!
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Hi Jamie and others enquiring about sound. Thanks for your kind words. Apologies, the film was completed in early 2010 and as such I can't remember the mic/recorder set up. However, I can confirm that all dialogue in the opening sequence was recorded as ADR using a USB powered Rode mic, directly onto a laptop.

Again, many thanks for checking out the film!
John Galliver 2 months ago

Stunning work...
Tom Studios 2 months ago

Amazing.
Brado Vic 2 months ago

Epic...
Elias Toll 2 months ago

I have never seen a short film with the same quality as good fulllength movies but this one exeeds most and gets a top ranking from me.
I had hopes for a catchyer ending and a little deeper story but nevertheless it was great.

Very artistic and real.

The filming,
the storytelling
and the sound design
is spectacular!

Who made the music in the outro?

Grats and thanks!
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Elias, sincere thanks for checking out the film and for your thoughtful comments. The entire score, including the outro, was composed by the very talented Lucky Oceans - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Oceans. The socre was edited by the equally talented Steve Richter - rhythmbread.com/about/steve/steverichter.php
marc 2 months ago

perfacto!!!!!!
thank you.
Daniel Pennington 2 months ago

Great use of silence to build suspense!
Triggershortfilm.com 1 month ago

Thanks for watching Daniel, really appreciate your comment.
Rayminsky Nyskovitch 2 months ago

I was truly captivated throughout the film. Loved your clever method of establishing the boy's character. It increased the impact of the film's tragedy.
Triggershortfilm.com 2 months ago

Many thanks Rayminsky! Thanks for watching.
John X. Carey 2 months ago

Fantastic use of locations, casting, natural light, camera movement, sound -- loved the entire film. But also love the time-lapse credit sequence at the end. May I ask how you achieved those shots? Was it a motion control slider? Did you use any type of app to help you calculate which direction the sun would be traveling? How many days did you spend shooting those plates? If you have time to answer I'd really love to know. Thanks for a great film!
Andrew Gordon 2 months ago

Hi John. The timelapse sequences were static shots projected onto 3D geometry to fake the camera moves. Educated guess where the sun was going to be. Done over a couple of days, probably 8 hours total. Two of the shots were real camera moves done with a geared down lego motor pushing the dolly.
Triggershortfilm.com 1 month ago

Thanks for watching John! If you haven't see it already, there is a brief section on the time-lapse credits sequence towards the end of the MAKING TRIGGER featurette - vimeo.com/33707719
Josh Gilson 2 months ago

what microphones were used?
Konstantin Borisov 2 months ago

Great! Thanks and respect!
LeGoNtE 2 months ago

Great work, awersome camera and music.

The story is similiar as in bruges! )
Energise Media 2 months ago

Some beautiful shots and great location. Great film, well done!
Vladimir Shats 2 months ago

Good.
Marcial Chavez 2 months ago

awesome! anybody down to do a project like this here in LA?..... hit me up:)
Izash 2 months ago

Beautiful. It's rare for an action short to be so emotional.
Bright Branch Visuals 1 month ago

This is incredible work. I loved it and have shared it with others. My father's interpretation was that the boy actually represents the main character in his youth. Is there any validity to that interpretation or is the film meant to be seen as literal?

Great work to the whole crew.
Triggershortfilm.com 1 month ago

Cheers BBV! Really appreciate the kind words and yes, your father's interpretations are definitely valid... bang on in fact! Thanks for sharing the film on.
Theo Fiedler 1 month ago

Awesome short film. I'm impressed from this deep level of thinking behind a movie..
Dallas Zhen 1 month ago

well acting and great story, I have posted it onto votemov.com, link:votemov.com/content/trigger , hope u don't mind
Triggershortfilm.com 1 month ago

Hi there people of Vimeo, on behalf of the entire cast and crew I just want to sincerely thank you all for taking the time to watch TRIGGER and for commenting. Honestly, we uploaded the film to Vimeo primarily because we were getting tired of handing out DVD copies! The positive reception that the film has received from the Vimeo Community has been very unexpected, truly awe-inspiring and quite frankly, faith restoring! Again, thank you so much. We can't wait to bring you all another production in the future.
Adotphoto 1 month ago

Nice.